Therefore shall Moab howl for Moab, every one shall howl: for the foundations of Kirhareseth shall ye mourn; surely they are stricken.
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Interpretation
Those who will not be counselled, cannot be helped. More souls are ruined by pride than by any other sin whatever.
Glossary
- Moab Place
- Biblical region. Modern identification: Kerak.
- Kir-hareseth Place
- Built fortress, a city and fortress of Moab, the modern Kerak, a small town on the brow of a steep hill about 6 miles from Rabbath-Moab and 10 miles from the Dead Sea.